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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/malьčikъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *malьcь + *-ikъ.

Noun

*malьčikъ m[1]

  1. boy
  2. lad

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мальчикъ (malĭčikŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Serbo-Croatian: мальчикъ (malʹčik)

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*malьčikъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 181

Further reading

  • Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “мальчик”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 1: (А – Начальство), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 491
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